Li C, Su HB, Liu XY, Hu JH. Clinical characteristics and 28-d outcomes of bacterial infections in patients with hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure. World J Clin Cases 2020; 8(6): 1042-1055 [PMID: 32258075 DOI: 10.12998/wjcc.v8.i6.1042]
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Hai-Bin Su, MD, MPhil, Doctor, Liver Failure Treatment and Research Center, The Fifth Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, No. 100, West Fourth Ring Road, Beijing 100039, China. suhaibin302@163.com
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Table 5 Independent predictors of 28-d outcomes in hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure patients combined with bacterial infections
Variable
Survivors (n = 58)
Nonsurvivors (n = 99)
Univariate Cox regression
Multivariate Cox regression
HR (95%CI)
P value
HR (95%CI)
P value
Age (yr)
45.5 ± 9.7
49.3 ± 10.7
1.023 (1.005-1.042)
0.013
Male (%)
53 (91.4)
82 (82.8)
0.693 (0.410-1.170)
0.170
Cirrhosis (%)
50 (86.2)
85 (85.9)
0.956 (0.543-1.684)
0.877
SIRS (%)
17 (29.3)
58 (58.6)
2.214 (1.480-3.310)
< 0.001
Temperature (°C)
37.1 (36.6, 38.0)
37.1 (36.6, 38.0)
1.055 (0.861-1.293)
0.604
MAP (mmHg)
86.9 ± 11.4
88.9 ± 15.5
1.003 (0.987-1.019)
0.696
Invasive catheterization (%)
6 (10.3)
26 (26.3)
2.026 (1.290-3.181)
0.002
2.173 (1.320-3.579)
0.002
Grade of ACLF
ACLF-1 (%)
44 (75.9)
35 (35.4)
Reference
< 0.001
ACLF-2 (%)
12 (20.7)
29 (29.3)
1.977 (1.205-3.243)
0.007
ACLF-3 (%)
2 (3.4)
35 (35.4)
4.648 (2.862-7.548)
< 0.001
HBV DNA (log10 IU/ml)
3.6 (2.3, 5.5)
4.7 (2.8, 6.6)
1.083 (0.997-1.177)
0.060
WBC (×109/L)
7.5 (5.6, 11.3)
10.4 (6.9, 15.0)
1.054 (1.022-1.088)
0.001
NEUT (×109/L)
5.4 (3.4, 8.6)
8.5 (5.1, 12.7)
1.058 (1.023-1.094)
0.001
HGB (g/L)
105.0 ± 21.6
109.3 ± 26.3
1.003 (0.994-1.011)
0.516
PLT (×109/L)
64.0 (46.8, 88.5)
63.0 (40.0, 98.0)
1.000 (0.995-1.005)
0.984
ALB (g/L)
28.0 (25.0, 31.0)
28.0 (23.0, 31.0)
0.984 (0.945-1.024)
0.435
TBIL (μmol/L)
353.6 ± 130.9
356.4 ± 163.7
1.000 (0.999-1.001)
0.836
DBIL (μmol/L)
257.4 ± 88.3
236.8 ± 113.7
0.998 (0.996-1.000)
0.091
ALT (IU/L)
76.5 (35.3, 127.8)
103.0 (49.0, 352.0)
1.001 (1.000-1.001)
0.003
AST (IU/L)
118.0 (71.0, 165.0)
136.0 (85.0, 367.0)
1.001 (1.000-1.001)
< 0.001
ALP (IU/L)
158.5 (125.8, 211.3)
137.0 (99.0, 179.0)
1.000 (0.998-1.001)
0.721
GGT (IU/L)
49.0 (35.8, 78.8)
56.0 (33.0, 78.0)
0.999 (0.995-1.004)
0.821
Cr (μmol/L)
98.5 (79.5, 126.3)
122.0 (87.0, 196.0)
1.002 (1.001-1.003)
0.001
Na (mmol/L)
133.0 (130.0, 136.0)
132.0 (128.0, 136.0)
0.996 (0.962-1.031)
0.830
INR
1.9 (1.7, 2.3)
2.6 (2.1, 3.3)
1.762 (1.487-2.089)
< 0.001
PTA (%)
33.2 ± 11.1
23.3 ± 9.9
0.937 (0.917-0.957)
< 0.001
0.967 (0.941-0.993)
0.015
CRP (mg/L)
20.5 (13.2, 43.4)
16.2 (8.9, 39.6)
0.998 (0.991-1.005)
0.530
PCT (ng/mL)
1.2 (0.8, 1.8)
1.2 (0.6, 2.9)
1.017 (1.002-1.033)
0.025
Ascites (%)
57 (98.3)
96 (97.0)
0.578 (0.183-1.828)
0.351
AKI (%)
24 (41.4)
61 (61.6)
2.777 (1.734-4.449)
< 0.001
2.187 (1.259-3.799)
0.005
HE (%)
23 (39.7)
76 (76.8)
1.635 (1.089-2.454)
0.018
AVB (%)
8 (13.8)
26 (26.3)
1.476 (0.942-2.312)
0.089
Pneumonia (%)
20 (34.5)
59 (59.6)
1.831 (1.222-2.744)
0.003
SBP (%)
34 (58.6)
33 (33.3)
0.553 (0.364-0.842)
0.006
BSI (%)
6 (10.3)
20 (20.2)
1.661 (1.016-2.715)
0.043
2.339 (1.384-3.952)
0.002
Other BIs (%)
4 (6.9)
16 (16.2)
1.488 (0.870-2.544)
0.146
Multiple sites of BIs (%)
6 (10.3)
24 (24.2)
1.797 (1.132-2.852)
0.013
MDROs (%)
4 (6.9)
11 (11.1)
1.401 (0.728-2.696)
0.313
CA BIs (%)
4 (6.9)
13 (13.1)
1.537 (0.857-2.757)
0.149
HCA BIs (%)
24 (41.4)
47 (47.5)
1.046 (0.705-1.553)
0.821
Nosocomial BIs (%)
30 (51.7)
39 (39.4)
0.804 (0.537-1.204)
0.290
COSSH-ACLF Scores
6.1 (5.8, 6.7)
7.4 (6.6, 8.7)
1.704 (1.498, 1.937)
< 0.001
1.371 (1.127-1.666)
0.002
Citation: Li C, Su HB, Liu XY, Hu JH. Clinical characteristics and 28-d outcomes of bacterial infections in patients with hepatitis B virus-related acute-on-chronic liver failure. World J Clin Cases 2020; 8(6): 1042-1055